North Carolina High School Basketball - Terry Sanford holds off Purnell Swett
February 17, 2026: Fayetteville, NC 28303 The Terry Sanford Bulldogs basketball team scored 47 points and limited the visiting Purnell Swett Rams to 46 in the Bulldogs league triumph on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs now possess a 17-6 record. They play next when they host Scotland for a Tri-County 6A/7A game on Thursday, February 19. Terry Sanford will confront a Fighting Scots team coming off a 58-48 league loss to Gray's Creek (Hope Mills, NC). The Fighting Scots record now stands at 11-12.
With the loss, Purnell Swett falls to 7-15 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC) to confront the Colts in a Tri-County 6A/7A game on Thursday, February 19. The Colts go into the game with a record of 8-15. Cape Fear lost 69-57 in their recent league outing against Lumberton (Lumberton, NC)